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PatentedJan. 20,1885.

. UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK A-'WESTON AND HENRY O. FROST, OF SOUTH PUEBLO, COLORADO,

ASSIGNORS OF ONE-THIRD TO HENRY C. ALBERTSON, OF SAME PLACE.

FASTENER FOR MEETING-FAILS OF SASHES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 311,049, dated January20, 1885.

Application filed June 7, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, FRANK A. Wns'roN and HENRY O. Fnosr, citizens ofthe United States, residing at South Pueblo, in the county of Pueblo andState of Colorado, have invented a new and useful Device for liaisingand Lowering the Top Sash of \Vindows, of which the following is aspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention has relation to devices for raising and lowering the topsashes of windows; and it consists in the construction and novelarrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of the portion of the catch that issecured to the meet ing-rail of the lower sash. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsectional view of that portion of the catch shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional detail view of the bolt and face view of plate through whichbolt passes. Fig. 4 is a sectionaldetail View of a portion of both thesashes, and of the upper and lower portion of the catches. Fig. 5 is adetail perspective view of the upper portion of the catch. Fig. 6 isportion of front elevation, showing the upper sash lowered.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, A designates a bolt,which passes through a plate, 13, so that it may slide in and out, andsaid bolt has a head or nut on its inner end to prevent the bolt fromsliding out entirely. Saidplate B has a tenon or axle on top and bottomedges, which revolve in holes in the top and bottom plate of the case ofthe lower portion, A, of the catch when the bolt is swung to either'side in the opening A in the case A. "The bolt A is provided with aspiral spring, 13, around its smaller portion, which bears against thesquare or larger portion of the bolt and against the plate B, throughwhich said bolt passes, and holds it out normally, but permits it torecede under pressure on its point within the case A. The bottom plateof the case A is provided with two short studs or pins, 0 a, one on eachside of the bolt and a short distance therefrom. These pins 0 c arestop-pins for the springs E E, and prevent the bends of the springs E Efrom receding from their abutments when said springs are bent to theside, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2. The springs E E are flatcurved springs secured to the edge wallof the case A, and bearingnormally against the bolt A at the larger or square portion. Thesesprings E E permit the bolt to swing to either side of the middle of thecase when necessary in operating the complete device. The top plate, F,of the case A is secured in place by screws passed through screw-holesF, formed in the body of the case A, as shown in Fig. 2. The case A isprovided with a horizontal projection, G, at its rear end, provided witha screwhole, through which a screw is passed to secure the case A to thetop face of the meeting-rail of the lower sash. The case A has also avertical projection, H, having a screwhole, through which a screw ispassed to secure the case to the front face of the side rail of thelower sash. The top portion, I, of the catch consists of a plateprovided at its upper and lower ends with beveled projections K and L.Thehorizontal portions of these projections K and L are connected by aprojecting flange, J, which is parallel with the edges of the plate I ashort distance near each projection K L at opposite sides of the plate,and then crosses the face of the plate diagonally from one straight endto the other, as shown. This plate I is provided with screw-holes W, andis secured to the side rail, R, of the upper sash about the middle ofitswidth, and at any desired distance above the meeting-rail of saiduppersash, as shown in Fig. 6.

In operation the device is very simple. If it is desired to lower thetop sash, raise the bottom sash, and when the bolt A comes in contactwith the lower projection, K, of the plate I the bolt A will be forcedback as the sash is raised until it passes said projection K, when thebolt will be sprung out bythe spiral spring into the space above theprojection K. Then, by lowering the lower sash, the bolt A,

being caught upon the horizontal portion of l the projection K, willpull the top sash with,

it. When the top sash has been lowered to any desired point, in order todisengage the bolt A from the top plate, I, raise the bottom sash untilthe.bolt A comes in contact with the flange J running diagonally acrossthe plate I, which will swing the bolt to the side ICO as the bottomsash is raised, as shown by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and when thebolt has passed the plate the flat spring willswing it.

back to the middle.

To raise the top sash, raise the bottom sash until the bolt A passes theplate I on top sash. Then lower the bottom sash until the bolt A passesthe beveled projection L at the upper end of plate I. Then raise thelower sash, which will raise the upper sash to its closed position.

If it is desired to raise the lower sash and leave the upper sashstationary, the bolt A will snap over the lower projection, K, and swingaround the projection L, thus not interfering with the bottom sashworking separately.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. The combination, with the case A', having the bolt A, spiral spring,flat springs, and stoppins, of the plate I, having beveled pro jectionsK and L, and the diagonal flange J, having straight ends connecting withthe projections K L on opposite sides of the plate I, substantially asspecified.

2. The combination, .with the case A, having the vertical and horizontalprojections for securing it -in place, and the removable cover securedin place by screws, of the bolt A, plate 13, pivoted in the top andbottom of said case, the spiral spring between theplate and squareportion of the bolt, the curved flat springs secured to the edge wall ofthe case and bear ing against the bolt in front of the plate, and thestops in the case on opposite sides of the bolt, substantially asspecified.

3. The combination, with the plate I, of the beveled projections K and Lat opposite ends thereof, and the diagonal flange J, having straightends connecting the projections K and L, substantially as specified.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own We have heretoaffixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

I FRANK A. wnsron.

HENRY o. rnosr.

Vitnesses':

J osnrrr SIRE GREENE, W. l\'. PIOKARD.

It, is hereby certified that. in Letters Patent No. 311,049, grantedJanuary 20, 1885, upon the application of Frank A. Weston and Henry 0.Trost, for an improvement in "Fasteners for Meeting'Rziils of Sashes,the name of one of the inventors was erroneously written and printedHenry (1. Frost, whereas it should lnwe been Henry C. Trosr; that theproper correction has been nnulu in the tiles and records pertaining tothe ease in the Patent Offioe, and should he. rezul in the LettersPotent. '00 make it, conform thereto.

Signed, mnntersigm-d, :nul seulml \ln's 17th day of J-lmeh, A. l). 1885.

[SEAL] M. L. JOSLYN,

Acting ti'cm'emry of the Interior.

Oounmrsigned R. G. DYRENFORTH,

Acting Commissioner lrrlculx.

